The Struggle for Rights: Ethereal Spirit Stone
In the name of inviting Rosewood to dance, Yue secretly ran to the corridor on the third floor with her, and the queen and Nolan were busy dealing with the guests, and they didn't have time to care about him for the time being, and the two leaned against the railing, and couldn't help but smile at each other.
"What are you laughing at?"
"What are you laughing at?"
The two asked in unison, and couldn't help but be stunned for a while after asking, Yue touched the tip of his nose with some embarrassment, since he was a child, the only woman he really came into contact with except for his sister Ziluo was his mother, and his background determined that his vision would only be higher than promise, even if it was just to make friends, he looked not only at the identity of the other party, but also at the character.
"Why choose me? Isn't it better to be the princess of Nanyu Kingdom, although she didn't come in person, but Nanyu Kingdom is one of the three major empires, and it is much stronger than the country of flowers in all aspects, your marriage with Nanyu Kingdom can not only smoothly get through the sensitive period of your first ascension to the throne, but they will also send troops to help you retreat from the enemy in a critical moment, relatively speaking, shouldn't I be in second place?Hey...... Why are you looking at me like that, I'm serious. ”
Princess Rosewood restrained her smile and wanted to show a serious look, but she was amused by Tsuki's embarrassed expression.
"The cold soil of the northern country can't support the delicate flowers of the south, besides, don't underestimate me too much, I Ye Yue don't need to rely on anyone, I didn't need it before, and I won't need it in the future, what about the Southern Jade Kingdom, if you even need outsiders to help you retreat from the enemy, then the Northern Ye Kingdom will really die." Yue said solemnly.
“......”
Rosewood didn't know what to say for a while, from a practical point of view, Ye Yue's words were naïve to put it bluntly, only considering their own feelings, marriage has no emotional basis, it is a marriage driven by the interests of both parties, sacrificing their own happiness to meet political or economic goals, but relatively speaking, men are much better, even if the two parties have no emotion, it doesn't matter, because they can also have three wives and four concubines, and people like her can only pray for fate.
She didn't have much hope, who knew that Ye Yue was unexpectedly assertive, or naïve......
"We've only met twice, and we only know each other's names, and since you don't think there's any need to marry, why don't you even refuse with me, maybe you can meet a better girl in the future." Rosewood was silent for a long time, and she asked along Hazuki's train of thought.
"From a man's point of view, you are very beautiful and young, from the point of view of a prince, you are a princess of the country of flowers, and your status is noble, even if as you said, this is just a political marriage, and we don't have any emotional basis, but if it meets my expectations, why don't I accept it?" said Yue with a smile.
"It's still a man, I think it's a boy. ”
Rosewood was amused by his straightforwardness, and it was really reasonable.
"There is one more important reason, knowing that this is a sacrifice, knowing that there is little hope, but you still came to the north in person from the land of flowers that are like spring all year round, which is one of the reasons why I chose you. ”
Yue finished saying his reasons, but in fact, there was another reason he didn't say, whether it was his father or mother, he told him more than once, your first wife must be a princess, Yue obviously didn't have many choices, he just made a more desirable choice.
"Does the Queen agree?" asked Rosewood tentatively.
"I respect my mother's opinion, but don't forget, I, Hazuki, am the monarch of the Northern Ye Kingdom. ”
Yue's face suddenly became gloomy, his eyes were indifferent and ruthless, at this moment his figure coincided with Ye Bei, and tonight he was going to tell everyone that the monarch of the North Ye Country was not the queen, nor Nolan, but him Ye Yue!
Rosewood felt a pang in her heart, it seemed that the prince in front of her was not as naïve as she imagined, he was not a good baby who would only obey his mother, maybe he did not have the bearing and experience that a monarch should have, but the sneer in front of him made people's hearts cold.
Rosewood turned to look at each of the guests downstairs, she should have been satisfied, but alas, it was too late......
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The banquet has already entered the **, in the beautiful music, the magnates greeted each other, talked about meaningless topics, toasted each other, and became a little drunk after a few glasses.
Nohe shook the red wine in his glass expressionlessly, he was used to sitting around the bonfire with the soldiers, drinking large glasses of ale, eating some burnt mutton, boasting to each other about how brave he was, and even having a fight with drunkenness, that was a lively banquet, not with exquisite tableware, drinking red wine that was not intoxicating at all, and having to be polite.
If he had changed his usual life, he would have left the table a long time ago, but not today, this table was not only his brother Nolan and nephew Promise, but also the queen, princess Ziluo, Xiao Shu, and an old man over seventy, that is, Nolan's father-in-law, Mrs. Leshi's father, Promise's grandfather, known as the Duke of Lesheng who guarded the south.
"Nolan, didn't I entrust Le Shi to you in the first place, but I didn't want to say something when I suddenly heard the news of her death one day?"
Duke Lesheng always squinted his eyes, sometimes people couldn't tell whether he was asleep or awake, sparse white hair, due to his age, he didn't look so energetic, his cheeks were thin, he was on crutches all day long, and even when he walked, he looked trembling and might fall down at any time, but even so, he still had no intention of giving up the duke's position to his son.
"I'm really sad and sorry for not protecting Holoth. ”
"Haven't you thought about it yet? In this way, in three months, I will see Huo Yi's head on my desk, and I will hear the news of the death of the Huo family, this is not a difficult thing for you, Queen, you should not object to my request from a father who has just lost his daughter, right?" Duke Lesheng's voice was a little indistinct, but the killing intent was infiltrating.
If there is a debt, it must be paid, this is the truth that the Le family believes, in fact, there is no need for Le Sheng to say more, Nolan didn't plan to let Huo Yi go, and when it comes to this matter, he will get it back one by one, but it is ridiculous that he raised a white-eyed wolf, but he just let the Huo family die, which is not within his consideration.
"Hoy killed Madame Lessy, the crime is true, and I will not object to your decision in any way. ”
The queen will not offend Duke Le Sheng for the sake of a mere Huo family, so let Yuecheng change the owner, it is ridiculous to say, although she is the regent queen, it stands to reason that she is the most noble person, but the fact is that she can't afford to offend anyone at this table, so she can only echo Le Sheng.
"Your Majesty was killed by a traitor, it's really sad and sad, I can't guarantee others, but Lejia will always be the guardian of Beiye, you don't need to worry too much, I am in the south, Nolan is in the north, even if it is Nanyu or Chaoling, you have to weigh it, as for the two back then, if they want to fight for the inheritance rights shamelessly, this is where they are buried. Le Sheng said with a smile.
"Do they dare? His Majesty let them go, they were already nostalgic, how much can the two lost dogs do? If they dare to come, they will kill them all. Nolan sneered.
One of the queen's biggest concerns before was the attitude of Duke Lesheng, and the second was the two princes who were driven away by Ye Bei, it stands to reason that after Ye Bei's death, those two princes also have the legal right to inherit, if they are really as Nolan said, they will do nothing, but as far as she knows, these two princes not only have their own armies and city-states, but even secretly formed alliances with many countries.
Whether they really have the strength or are they used to control them, the inheritance will not change, whether it is the throne or the prosperous city-state of the Northern Ye Kingdom, the benefits in this are enough to make people crazy.
If the Southern Jade Kingdom or the Chaoling Kingdom, with the help of the name of helping those two princes, invade the Northern Ye Kingdom under the banner of inheritance, I am afraid that the war will be inevitable, coupled with the rumors that she was a prostitute before, maybe someone will have a different heart and question Ye Yue's inheritance in turn, which is what she is most worried about.
In the atmosphere of slaughter, only Xiao Shu looked out of place, he kept his head down and ate the dishes, although some dishes were not to the taste, such as this raw fish slice, and it was also dipped in a green sauce, he only tasted a piece slightly, his face changed, and there was only one question in his mind, can this thing really be eaten?
"Could it be that I'm really old and confused, who is this?"
Le Sheng looked at Xiao Shu for a while, although he hadn't been to the north for almost ten years, there were very few people who could sit with him, Nolan and Nohe didn't say, who was this person who was dressed plainly, even peculiar, and carrying a red umbrella?
"Grandpa, Mr. Xiao is not a powerful person, he is Lingwan's teacher, of course you don't know him, you may not believe it, Mr. Xiao is a Shenyuan Lingwu, much more powerful than Uncle Nohe. In addition to the introduction of the promise, he did not forget to tease Nohe.
"You little ghost, eat your things with peace of mind, and you will die if you don't say a few words? Believe it or not, I'll go back and replenish your spiritual martial arts, so that you can experience the strength of the peak of soul transformation. ”
Nohe stretched out his hand and rubbed the hair of the promise fiercely, he didn't refute it, although he hadn't fought before, but Xiao Shu's sword acting that day had already made him feel the gap between the two, but it was definitely not the gap between Shenyuan and Soul Transformation, he was only a stone's throw away from Shenyuan, but Xiao Shu gave him the feeling that it was like being separated by an ocean, with an indescribable distance.
"That day, thanks to Teacher Xiao and Teacher Yun, if they were really killed by the puppets and replace His Highness to seize the throne, the consequences would be unimaginable, Queen, if I remember correctly, is there a vacant duke now?" Nolan asked.
"It's because I don't know people clearly, I was used by puppets, and I almost caused a big disaster, Mr. Xiao, thank you very much for coming to the rescue, if you don't mind, four days later, at the coronation ceremony, I will let Yue canonize you as an honorary duke, this will not restrict you anything, you still come and go freely, but in the North Ye Kingdom, the duke status will be much more convenient." The queen said sincerely.